Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Stewart Falls

May 23, 2012 -- Stewart Falls is near Sundance Ski Resort in the North Fork of Provo Canyon and starts from the Aspen Grove Campground (the campground is also home of the Mt. Timpanogos trailhead).


The four-mile round trip hike starts above the amphitheater at 'Theater-in-the-Pines" in Aspen Grove.  The trail is well marked and easy. This was a great early summer hike because everything is so green as I hiked through aspen groves, ferns, oak brush and a few mountain meadows.
There was still quite a few patches of snow melting which created a number of cascades and impromptu waterfalls beside the actual Stewart Falls.

The hike itself took about 45 minutes to get to the falls and 30 minutes to hike back.
There are some excellent directions and a better hike overview here and here.